Abstract
Chromosomal DNA of 27 strains of Campylobacter fetus was analyzed by Southern blotting with a probe of the conserved region of sapA. The probe hybridized with 23 strains that produced type A lipopolysaccharide. These strains had more than six sapA homologs. In Southern blots of SalI-digested chromosomal DNA separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, one fragment from 19 strains and two fragments from 4 strains hybridized. These data indicate that multiple sapA homologs are localized to a limited region on the chromosomal DNA of C. fetus and thus suggest the possibility of developing a typing system using this method.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-447 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Archives of Microbiology |
Volume | 164 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1 1995 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics